Johanna Report post Posted January 29, 2009 Okay, the economy is in the toilet, and there is a foot of snow on the ground. It is a relief to have something worth cheering! The Steelers (Pittsburgh!) are playing the Cardinals (what town are they from this year, anyway?) on Sunday. If the Steelers win, it will be their 6th Superbowl victory, more than any other team in the NFL's 43 years. I will be waving a terrible towel and wearing black and gold! Gooooo PITTSBURGH!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jordan Report post Posted January 29, 2009 I only watch it for the football if the Vikings are playing, otherwise it is only for the commercials. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jbird Report post Posted January 29, 2009 I might not watch but hope the cardinals win. Josh Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casey Jordan Report post Posted January 29, 2009 Okay, the economy is in the toilet, and there is a foot of snow on the ground. It is a relief to have something worth cheering! The Steelers (Pittsburgh!) are playing the Cardinals (what town are they from this year, anyway?) on Sunday. If the Steelers win, it will be their 6th Superbowl victory, more than any other team in the NFL's 43 years. I will be waving a terrible towel and wearing black and gold! Gooooo PITTSBURGH!!! I think you are talking about our PHOENIX CARDINALS! They say it will be qabout 80% Steeler fans to 20% Cardinal fans at the game. So you know what that means - Only 20% of them will be happy at the end of the game! And the terrible towel also doubles as a CRYING TOWEL. Casey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Art Report post Posted January 29, 2009 The Dormont/Mt.Lebenon/Glenwood/Hazelwood Steelers will win the Superbowl. I don't know if those neighborhoods even exist anymore, so GOOOOOOO Pittsburgh. Art Okay, the economy is in the toilet, and there is a foot of snow on the ground. It is a relief to have something worth cheering! The Steelers (Pittsburgh!) are playing the Cardinals (what town are they from this year, anyway?) on Sunday. If the Steelers win, it will be their 6th Superbowl victory, more than any other team in the NFL's 43 years. I will be waving a terrible towel and wearing black and gold! Gooooo PITTSBURGH!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rawhide1 Report post Posted January 29, 2009 Since the Chiefs didn't make it this yr. LOL I be going for the Cardinals since they have never won one. Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Denise Report post Posted January 29, 2009 I never have figured out why they play football in January and hockey in June... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casey Jordan Report post Posted January 29, 2009 Good question Denise. Here's a true story that relates and is worth the read. KURTIS THE STOCK BOY AND BRENDA THE CHECKOUT GIRL In a supermarket, Kurtis the stock boy, was busily working when a new voice came over the loud speaker asking for a carry out at register 4. Kurtis was almost finished, and wanted to get some fresh air, and decided to answer the call. As he approached the check-out stand a distant smile caught his eye, the new check-out girl was beautiful. She was an older woman (maybe 26, and he was only 22) and he fell in love. Later that day, after his shift was over, he waited by the punch clock to find out her name. She came into the break room, smiled softly at him, took her card and punched out, then left. He looked at her card, BRENDA. He walked out only to see her start walking up the road. Next day, he waited outside as she left the supermarket, and offered her a ride home. He looked harmless enough, and she accepted. When he dropped her off, he asked if maybe he could see her again, outside of work. She simply said it wasn't possible. He pressed and she explained she had two children and she couldn't afford a baby-sitter, so he offered to pay for the baby-sitter. Reluctantly she accepted his offer for a date for the following Saturday. That Saturday night he arrived at her door only to have her tell him that she was unable to go with him. The baby-sitter had called and canceled. To which Kurtis simply said, "Well, let's take the kids with us." She tried to explain that taking the children was not an option, but again not taking no for an answer, he pressed. Finally Brenda, brought him inside to meet her children. She had an older daughter who was just as cute as a bug, Kurtis thought, then Brenda brought out her son, in a wheelchair. He was born a paraplegic with Down Syndrome. Kurtis asked Brenda, "I still don't understand why the kids can't come with us?" Brenda was amazed. Most men would run away from a woman with two kids, especially if one had disabilities - just like her first husband and father of her children had done. Kurtis was not ordinary - - - he had a different mindset. That evening Kurtis and Brenda loaded up the kids, went to dinner and the movies. When her son needed anything Kurtis would take care of him. When he needed to use the restroom, he picked him up out of his wheelchair, took him and brought him back. The kids loved Kurtis. At the end of the evening, Brenda knew this was the man she was going to marry and spend the rest of her life with. A year later, they were married and Kurtis adopted both of her children. Since then they have added two more kids. So what happened to Kurtis the stock boy and Brenda the check-out girl? Well, Mr. & Mrs. Kurt Warner now live in Arizona , where he is currently employed as the quarterback of the National Football League Arizona Cardinals and has his Cardinals in the hunt for a possible appearance in the Super Bowl. Is this a surprise ending or could you have guessed that he was not an ordinary person. It should be noted that he also quarterbacked the Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI. He has also been the NLF's Most Valuable Player twice and the Super Bowl's Most Valuable Player. Go Arizona Cardianals! Casey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Art Report post Posted January 29, 2009 Hi Denise, In the last 40 years of Superbowls, I can only think of maybe 2 or 3 times they have held it anywhere North of Georgia, gone are the days of Packers vs. Cowboys in -13 degree weather (that was in 1967); G-d help anyone who has a "wardrobe malfunction" in that kind of weather. Art I never have figured out why they play football in January and hockey in June... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windy Report post Posted January 29, 2009 Okay, the economy is in the toilet, and there is a foot of snow on the ground. It is a relief to have something worth cheering! The Steelers (Pittsburgh!) are playing the Cardinals (what town are they from this year, anyway?) on Sunday. If the Steelers win, it will be their 6th Superbowl victory, more than any other team in the NFL's 43 years. I will be waving a terrible towel and wearing black and gold! Gooooo PITTSBURGH!!! You call yourself a fan ,yet you said "if" they win. A true fan would have said "after" or "when". Of course not being a fan of football I really could care less. However since my mother is pulling for the Steelers , I for her sake hope they win, since her Bengals did not get arrested enough this year to make the playoffs. WINDY.....LIKES FATMAN SPORTS ,FISHING AND POOL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
randyandclaudia Report post Posted January 30, 2009 I'm with Johanna . . . Go Steelers! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
David Report post Posted January 30, 2009 I hate to go against Johanna, however, I have two favorite teams. The Bengals and whoever is playing the Steelers. So I have to go with the Cards..... besides Kurt Warner is a class act. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Johanna Report post Posted January 30, 2009 My dad still has Wade on probation for being a Bengals fan. I tried to defend him with "Being a Bengals fan PROVES how loyal a man is!" C'mon, even people in Ohio call them "The Bungles". Kurt Warner sounds like a great guy, but he's got to deal with the Steel Curtain. Good luck, Kurt! And Windy, I was trying to be polite with the "if". Ask the guys in Vegas who is going to win and what the point spread is. Go STEELERS! Johanna (who always liked Jack Lambert) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JustWakinUp Report post Posted January 30, 2009 Well since we'll be having a party and eating Chili, bacon & Cream cheese jalapeno stuffers,Hamburgers & hotdogs and plenty of beer, I think I'll pull for myself and pray I don't get sick. Neither team interests me but it's a great excuse to cook up a lot of food and fill the feedbag with plenty of beer not to mention hang out with a lot of good friends. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Timd Report post Posted January 30, 2009 Well, since once again the Eagles failed to show up for a big game, I gotta stay in the state, and say Steelers. Did you hear why Donovan McNabb lost his Campbell's Soup deal? Every time he gets near a bowl he chokes!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Butch Report post Posted January 30, 2009 I was raised in Arizona, so it only goes to say that I'm for the Cardinals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TexasJack Report post Posted January 30, 2009 I really thought the best match up would have been Steelers vs. Eagles. The Cards have fans outside of Arizona? Hmm. Well, the Cards have surprised everyone this year, so maybe they have a chance. And everyone can swoon over the story of Kurt Warner. But I have to go with Big Ben and the Steelers. They haven't been as overwhelming this year as some past years, but they play every second of the game and somehow find a way to win. Really good teams - the kind that win year after year - are like that. Did I see someone rooting for the Bengals?!? Talk about a team that can find a way to lose!! Before you get mad, remember that this is Houston Texans territory, and they will be comfortably watching the Superbowl at home. This year, next year,...... Very sad. I think the team motto is "Why? Why? Why?", cause that's what the fans are screaming each game. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cem Report post Posted January 31, 2009 I get to see a little bit of American football on our Channel 10 HD channel and are starting to understand it. It's the Cardinals that have the Australian Ben Graham in it isn't it I think he's the punter. Yeah I wouldn't of minded if the Eagles had gotten in quike like Sav Rocca apart from the fact he played for Collingwood. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crystal Report post Posted January 31, 2009 (edited) Well - since I am far enough away from Johanna that I am fairly sure she can't hit me with a snowball, I will have to say that I will be rooting for the puppies on Animal Planet's "PuppyBowl". And the "Kittie Half-time Show" is always good. Seriously, I will be channel surfing from that to the Superbowl, have to check out all those cool commercials. My sister, however, will be calling me every 2 minutes with an update and repeatedly telling me that the Steelers will win and why. That's usually how I get my football updates. If my phone isn't ringing, I know the Steelers are not doing well. Everyone that I have talked to around here is disappointed that this is isn't a "Turnpike Bowl Game." And Jo- husbands usually have at least one flaw - I am married to a Cowboy's fan. Crystal Edited January 31, 2009 by Crystal Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windy Report post Posted January 31, 2009 And Windy, I was trying to be polite with the "if". Ask the guys in Vegas who is going to win and what the point spread is. Go STEELERS! Johanna (who always liked Jack Lambert) Johanna, I should have known you were being nice. The problem is , I am not a nice person so I do not see it when others are being nice. I have been told I need to work on being nicer.Alas if I was nice then them bricklayers could not call me mean and nasty names anymore. I have been getting better after reading all the nice things people on here have to say.One might say it is rubbing off on me. WINDY .........NOT QUITE NICE BUT MAYBE SOMEDAY Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flathat4life Report post Posted January 31, 2009 Well i dont watch much football or even TV for that matter but my brother is a sports fanatic.. I'll be pulling for whoever he dont like=) Jed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TwinOaks Report post Posted January 31, 2009 Superbowl? what's a superbowl? Y'all fill me in when whateveritis is over, I got dead cows to beat. And when did Arizona get a football team? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howardb Report post Posted January 31, 2009 I'm with Twinoaks on this. I've got a guild meeting and I'm not sure if it would be possible for me to care less who wins an ultra violent ground aquisition game that is nothing more than a crypto-fascist metaphor for nuclear war. Don't you all have tooling projects you need to work on? Don't waste your lives watching someone else exercise. Either get out there and do it yourself or admit that you're nothing more than a lazy slug and take your slime trail into the shop & get pounding. My slime trail will have to take me to my guild meeting, otherwise I'd be pounding all day Sunday. Brent Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildrose Report post Posted January 31, 2009 No matter how I try, I just can't understand football. I tape the game for the commercials... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TwinOaks Report post Posted February 1, 2009 ummm Brent, I wasn't going that far with my comment...... And yes, the commercials are what it's all about. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites